Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6131 - PEAT MINING
PEATLAND RECLAMATION STANDARDS
Part 6131.0130 - CLEANUP
Universal Citation: MN Rules 6131.0130
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Goals.
The mining area shall be cleaned up so that it is nonpolluting, free of hazards, and maintenance-free to the maximum extent possible.
Subp. 2. Requirements.
The requirements for cleanup are contained in items A to D:
A. Cleanup shall commence upon
deactivation.
B. The mining area
shall be managed during cleanup to attain site restoration goals.
C. Within one year after cleanup begins or
within a longer period approved by the commissioner, debris and mobile
equipment which will not be used for reclamation shall be removed from the area
being deactivated.
D. Within three
years after cleanup begins, or within a longer period approved by the
commissioner, the following shall be accomplished unless provisions have been
made for continued subsequent use in accordance with an approved deactivation
plan pursuant to part 6131.0250:
(1) removal
of roads, parking areas, and storage pads; and
(2) all equipment, facilities, and structures
shall be removed and the site shall be revegetated.
Statutory Authority: MS s 93.461
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